Music: Styles & Genres

I complain bitterly of the editions of my last operas, made with such little care, and filled with an infinite number of errors. Giuseppe Verdi The...

How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? Fiona Maddocks selects ...

See the world of classical music in an entirely new light. Using pie charts, Venn diagrams and other clever graphics, the team behind Classic FM re...

Classic FM's Big Book of Classical Music is a fully illustrated book detailing each day of the year in classical music - the perfect coffee table...

Remembered in his native Ireland primarily as a harpsichordist and interpreter of Bachs music, and in the UK as a conductor of the ground-shaking e...

The Venezuelan youth orchestra program known as El Sistema has attracted much attention internationally, partly via its flagship orchestra, The Sim...

Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sigh...

Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotte...

Do you know a capella from zarzuela, or your major from your minor? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seco...

Performers include: Early music ensembles, such as Chapelle Royale, Lionheart, Sequentia, and the Tallis Scholars Singers Dietrich Fischer-Diesk...

Trace the history of classical music from its birth through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and right up to the present day. Packed ful...

A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK's most renowned concert pianists Tomes . . . casts her net...

After a brief and disastrous Resident Poet episode, Stockwell Park Orchestra is invited to take part in a TV competition for classical music. For a...